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lUrniTnD STATES PATENT FFIGEt ALBERT H. OVERMAN, OF HARTFORD,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE OVERMAN WHEEL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,512, dated May 9,1882.

Application filed February 1, 1882.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. OVERMAN, of Hartford, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tricycles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

Myiuvention relates to an improvement in tricycles, the object being toprovide a tricycle of such construction that it shall be light anddurable in its construction and adapted to be operated by a slightexpenditure of power.

My invention consists in certain features of construction andcombinations of parts, as will hereinafter be described, and pointed outin the claims.

The drawing represents a vertical longitudinal section of a tricycleconstructed in accordance with my invention.

A represents one of the drivingwheels, which may be of any preferredform of con-' struction. The driving-wheels are mounted on spindles athe inner ends of which are each supported by a hanger, 13''. Upon eachspindle a is loosely mounted a driving-disk, 0 which is constructed asshown and described in Letters Patent No.2et2,212, whereby when it isrotated in one direction it will engage with and rotate thedriving-wheel, and when turned in the opposite direction it will bedisengaged from the driving-wheel.

D represents one of the depending side pieces of the frame, the lowerend of which is bent, as at b, from which point it extends forward inthe form of a bow, as at 0 To the central portion of the how 0 issecured the curved piece (1 having the yoke E of the guide-wheel Fswiveled thereto. The bow portion 0 of the frame is provided withacrosstached to its lower end,and an arm, 9 which, being presseddownwardly by the foot of the rider, forces the shoe f in contact withthe ground and arrests the speed of the vehicle.

The brake is raised by means of a spring, 7L3.

Upon each of the sidepieces, D of theframe I (No model.)

is placed a sleeve, H to which is jonrnaled the front pedal, I thelatter having an end of a metal strap attached thereto, the other endbeing secured within the grooved periphery of the driving-disk. To theside of the drivingdisk is attached one cudofacoiled spring, K theopposite end being secured to the spindle or to the frame. By depressingthe foot-pedal the driving-wheels are rotated forwardly,while pressurebeing relieved from the pedal the driving-disks are rotated in theopposite direction by the coiled spring K.

A steering-handle in mounted in a support, M attached to the frame Nwhich extends transversely between the wheels in rear of the inner endsof the spindles, thereby insuring a free and unobstructed space betweenthe inner ends of the spindles for the legs of the operator. Theguide-wheel is actuated by the handle L and rod 0 through the medium ofan eccentric or rack bar, as desired.

To the central portion of the transverse frame-piece N is secured thestandard P of the vertically-adj ustable seat Q Also, to this frame isfastened the upper end of the safetyprop R which extends downwardly atany desired angle, the lower end thereof being provided with a roller, ior the roller may be dispensed with. This safety-prop effectuallyprevents the tricycle from tipping over backward. v

The guidewheel may be located centrally with respect to thedriving-wheels, or at one side, as may be desired. By this constructionof tricycle the guide-wheel is located in front instead of in rear ofthe driving-wheels, as illustrated in Patent No. 242,212, while thedriving-disks are retained and a free and unobstructed space providedbetween the disks and inner ends of the spindles to allow of themovement of the legs of the rider.

It is evident that many slight changes in the construction and relativearrangement of parts might be resorted to without involving adeparture-from the spirit of my invention, and hence I would have itunderstood that I do not restrictmyself to the exactconstructiou andarrangement of parts shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a tricycle, the combination, with the driving-Wheels mounted onseparate spindles, and driving-disks mounted on the spindles andengaging the hubs of the driving-wheels, of the main supporting-frameextending downwardly in frontot' the driving-wheel spindles and thenforwardly, and supporting the guide-wheel, and foot-pedals pivoted tobrackets sleeved on the vertical portions of the side frame-pieces, andstraps or bands connecting the foot-pedals and driving disks,substantially as set forth.

2. In a tricycle the combination, with the I and forwardly, andsupporting the guide-wheel,

substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscrib- 2 5 ing witnesses.

ALBERT H. OVERMAN. Witnesses:

FRED. W. DAVIS,

J. ALLEN FRANoIs.

